In June 2008, I completed this quilt as a wedding gift for my niece, Elizabeth:

The design was inspired by a design from Jan Krenz’s book, “Lone Star Quilts and Beyond.” It is basically a Lone Star quilt where eight different fabrics (colors) spiral from the center. I used a spiral feather quilting motif along each of the pieced spirals, filling in with small feathers:

I used New York Beauty blocks for the setting squares and triangles:

I inserted a striped inner border:

All the fabrics were from the “Sand and Surf” collection by Michele D’More for Marcus Brothers. There was a large floral print which I used for the outer border. I chose to follow the large floral motifs for the quilting design:

I quilted a large feather design in the corner setting squares:

The quilt back:

I used Hobbs 80/20 batting and Superior Thread’s King Tut thread in color #994, Karnak. The quilt was about 95 inches square.

There was a lot of fabric left over, so I was hoping Elizabeth had a son in her future. Stay tuned for “the rest of the story!”

When the picture opened on my computer, I did a “oh dear!”. WOW. Gorgeous! I love that fabric and have made a few things with it too. Your quilting is wonderful also. It fits perfectly for the fabric and the design of the quilt. Lucky Elizabeth!!